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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeer  Speak Example sentences
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[雨衣,防水胶布] waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
latent  Speak Example sentences
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[金融的] of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
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[杀虫剂] a chemical used to kill pests
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[潜在的] present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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[织布机] appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
loom  Speak Example sentences
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[子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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[生理学的] pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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[矿石] a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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[织布机] appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
mackintosh  Speak Example sentences
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[雨衣,防水胶布] waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
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[匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
magnate  Speak Example sentences
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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[富豪,要人,突出的人物] powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
misconceive  Speak Example sentences
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[狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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[内在的,固有的] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
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[构思不当,误会,误解] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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[草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
monetary  Speak Example sentences
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[金融的] of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
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[向东方,东方化] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[抢劫,掠夺] take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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[借口,托辞] excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
motif  Speak Example sentences
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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[富豪,要人,突出的人物] powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[内在的,固有的] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
negate  Speak Example sentences
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[拒绝,否定,取消] cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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[陈词滥调] dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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[剥夺,驱逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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[实际的,注重实效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
offhand  Speak Example sentences
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[没有想象力的,普通的] lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[彻底检查,大修] examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
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[草率的,即席的,未经考虑的] without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately